The ligand unwrapping/rewrapping pathway that exchanges metals in S-acetylated, hexacoordinate N2S2O2 complexes. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The effect of S-acetylation in MN2S2 complexes on metal exchange reactivity was examined in a series of MN2S2O2 complexes. While clean exchange processes do not occur for the MN2S2 derivatives where formation of S-bridged aggregates predominate, acetylation permits the metal exchange with hierarchy that follows the Irving-Williams series of stability for first row transition metals: Fe2+ < Co2+ < Ni2+ < Cu2+ > Zn2+. The rate determining step consistent with kinetic parameters depends on both M and M', supporting a mechanism of exchange that involves ligand unwrapping/rewrapping process as earlier defined by Margerum et al. for M(EDTA) systems. The enhanced metal exchange deriving from S-acetylation is of significance to probes and detection of cysteine-S metallo-proteins and metallo-enzyme active sites, and highlights a new role for S-acetylation.

published proceedings

  • Chem Sci

altmetric score

  • 5.008

author list (cited authors)

  • Denny, J. A., Foley, W. S., Todd, A. D., & Darensbourg, M. Y.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Denny, JA||Foley, WS||Todd, AD||Darensbourg, MY

publication date

  • December 2015